Hot semi-arid
Lake Mathews, California
Riverside County, California · Population 6.7k · 1,542 ft elevation
Living in Lake Mathews
Lake Mathews has a hot semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 96°F) and mild winters (January lows around 41°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 12″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (87% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 80, with about 109 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Lake Mathews is an outdoor hub: about 21% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,200 ft around town.
Lake Mathews at a glance
- Population
- 6.7k
- Elevation
- 1,542 ft
- Average daily high
- 79°F87th percentile
- Average daily low
- 51°F73th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 12″5th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,878 hrs99th percentile
- Median AQI
- 8099th percentile
- Median home value
- $678k91th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,906/mo84th percentile
- Median household income
- $103k75th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.68%24th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.26th percentile
- Average commute
- 35 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 20%11th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 21%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,248 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 65°F | 41°F | 3.0″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Feb | 66°F | 42°F | 2.9″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Mar | 71°F | 45°F | 1.5″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Apr | 76°F | 48°F | 0.5″ | 0.2″ | 334 hrs |
| May | 81°F | 53°F | 0.2″ | — | 383 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 57°F | 0.1″ | — | 405 hrs |
| Jul | 96°F | 63°F | 0.2″ | — | 403 hrs |
| Aug | 97°F | 64°F | 0.1″ | — | 390 hrs |
| Sep | 92°F | 60°F | 0.2″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Oct | 82°F | 53°F | 0.5″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Nov | 72°F | 45°F | 0.6″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Dec | 64°F | 39°F | 2.0″ | — | 241 hrs |
Near Lake Mathews
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology